2025
Bystander Presence and Naloxone Administration During Fatal Opioid-involved Overdoses in Rhode Island: Implications for Naloxone Coverage Among Families and Peers.
Flavin L, Rosen J, St John K, Hallowell B, Weidele H, Krieger M, McKenzie M, Green T, Rich J, Park J. Bystander Presence and Naloxone Administration During Fatal Opioid-involved Overdoses in Rhode Island: Implications for Naloxone Coverage Among Families and Peers. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 40277214, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNaloxone administrationOpioid-involved overdosesOverdose fatalitiesState Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting SystemLocation of deathRhode IslandMultivariable Poisson regressionRobust standard errorsYounger decedentsPoisson regressionFatal overdose eventsNaloxone interventionSelf-EfficacyOverdose eventsNaloxoneMultivariate analysisBystander presenceOverdose deathsMotor vehiclesFatal overdoseHousing environmentOverdose
2024
Harnessing Natural Language Processing to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Lindsay M, de Oliveira S, Sciacca K, Lindvall C, Ananth P. Harnessing Natural Language Processing to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2024, 8: e2400134. PMID: 39265122, PMCID: PMC11407740, DOI: 10.1200/cci.24.00134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life carePalliative care consultationGoals of careLocation of deathProportion of decedentsDocumented discussionCare consultationEvidence-based quality measuresMeasure quality of careGold standard manual chart reviewQuality measuresQuality of careEnd of lifeContent of clinical notesLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeManual chart reviewCancer decedentsEfficient quality measureCohort of childrenAssess qualityMulti-center researchQuality improvementMeasure qualityCareA Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215)
Lindsay M, De Oliveira S, Ward D, Sciacca K, Lindvall C, Ananth P. A Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e763. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life careGoals of care discussionsEnd-of-lifePalliative care consultationLocation of deathProportion of decedentsNatural language processingCode status limitationsCancer decedentsHospice discussionCare discussionsCare consultationDocumented goals of care discussionsEnd-of-life care qualityEvidence-based process measuresKeyword libraryLanguage processingElectronic health recordsManual chart abstractionMonths of lifeQuality measuresRule-based natural language processingCare qualityNatural language processing technologyNatural language processing studies
2022
Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners
Kim H, Samet J, Bell M. Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 117006. PMID: 36367781, PMCID: PMC9651183, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mortalityShort-term exposureCOVID-19Cook County Medical Examiner's OfficeTime-stratified case-crossover designCounty Medical Examiner's OfficeRisk of mortalityCase-crossover studyInterquartile range increaseLocation of deathCase-crossover analysisCase-crossover designDay of deathIndications of modificationMedical Examiner's OfficeAmbient air pollutionCOVID-19 deathsRace/ethnicityComorbid conditionsMortality registryPotential confoundersMortality burdenIQR increaseEpidemiological studiesMortality
2021
A Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Mun S, Reffat N, Li R, Sedghi T, Avery M, Snaman J, Gross CP, Ma X, Wolfe J. A Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2021, 62: 492-502. PMID: 33556497, PMCID: PMC8339188, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality endQuality EOLCAdvanced cancerSymptom managementLife careQuality endLocation of deathMulticenter qualitative studyAvoidance of hospitalizationPerson-centered measuresCancer stakeholdersEnd of lifeSupportive careMechanical ventilationParents of childrenEmergency departmentInterdisciplinary careInterdisciplinary healthcare professionalsCardiopulmonary resuscitationHospice careQualitative studyCancerHealthcare professionalsFamily preferencesYoung adults
2020
Reform influences location of death: Interrupted time-series analysis on older adults and persons with dementia
Vroomen J, Kjellstadli C, Allore HG, van der Steen JT, Husebo B. Reform influences location of death: Interrupted time-series analysis on older adults and persons with dementia. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0241132. PMID: 33147248, PMCID: PMC7641450, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocation of deathInterrupted time series analysisHome deathOlder adultsCoordination ReformNursing homesNursing home deathsAdults 65 yearsOlder adults 65 yearsHospital deathDeath RegistryNorwegian CausePrimary outcomeAdult decedentsDeath certificatesHospitalDementiaMortality dataCare infrastructureHome careDeathPopulation-level studiesAdultsPublic healthNumber of peopleWhere the Other Half Dies: Analysis of Mortalities Occurring More Than 30 Days After Complex Cancer Surgery
Resio BJ, Gonsalves L, Canavan M, Mueller L, Phillips C, Sathe T, Swett K, Boffa DJ. Where the Other Half Dies: Analysis of Mortalities Occurring More Than 30 Days After Complex Cancer Surgery. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2020, 28: 1278-1286. PMID: 32885398, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCause of deathCancer surgeryLate mortalityNursing facilitiesTumor registry databaseLate postoperative periodDay of surgeryLocation of deathAnalysis of mortalityCircumstances of deathIndex admissionPulmonary causesCardiac causesOperative mortalityFatal complicationPostoperative periodThromboembolic diseaseNonmetastatic cancerRegistry databaseDeath documentationSurgical safetySurgeryPatientsMortality
2019
Assessing Patterns of Palliative Care Referral and Location of Death in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Sixteen-Year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Zou RH, Nouraie M, Chen X, Saul MI, Kaminski N, Gibson KF, Kass DJ, Lindell KO. Assessing Patterns of Palliative Care Referral and Location of Death in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Sixteen-Year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 22: 538-544. PMID: 30615545, PMCID: PMC7869870, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisSpecialty referral centerIPF patientsPalliative careLocation of deathPC referralHospice deathsReferral centerPulmonary fibrosisLife discussionsCenter retrospective cohort studyPalliative care referralTotal outpatient visitsCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyFatal lung diseasePatient-provider relationshipComorbidity indexHospital deathSevere comorbiditiesTransplant recipientsCare referralCohort studyMedian survivalClinical factors
2017
Causes of In-hospital and Post discharge Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2014–2015
McGowan C, Arriola C, Cummings C, Kirley P, Miller L, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Bohm S, McMahon M, Bargsten M, Zansky S, Bennett N, Lung K, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Price A, Dos Santos Chaves S, Reed C, Garg S. Causes of In-hospital and Post discharge Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2014–2015. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s24-s24. PMCID: PMC5632265, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaboratory-confirmed influenzaCause of deathDeath certificatesInfluenza-related hospitalizationsPost-discharge mortalityDays post dischargeHalf of deathsIntensive care unitLocation of deathDeath registration systemInfluenza resultsHospital deathClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeIn-HospitalSymptom onsetInfluenza seasonCare unitRespiratory causesDischarge mortalitySeasonal influenzaVaccination ratesCardiovascular diseaseCommon causeHospitalization
2015
Palliative Care and Location of Death in Decedents With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lindell KO, Liang Z, Hoffman LA, Rosenzweig MQ, Saul MI, Pilewski JM, Gibson KF, Kaminski N. Palliative Care and Location of Death in Decedents With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Journal 2015, 147: 423-429. PMID: 25187973, PMCID: PMC4314817, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLocation of deathPalliative care referralPalliative careCare referralPulmonary fibrosisAdequacy of endCommunity hospital wardsLung transplant recipientsTiming of referralMajority of patientsObituary listingsTransplant recipientsMedian survivalSymptom burdenSpecialty centersFirst visitHospital settingCenter visitsHospital wardsClinical practiceReferralPatientsDecedentsCare
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